Linux Kernel Renesas USB3 UDC Use-After-Free (CVE-2023-35828)
CVE-2023-35828 Published on June 18, 2023
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.2. A use-after-free was found in renesas_usb3_remove in drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-35828 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Types
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2023-35828 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2023-35828 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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